The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-30
EXCHANGE.

New York and cities north and cast, on de
mand ~ discount buying par selling; New
York aud principal cities north aud east,
three days grace, 50 discount buying, par
selling; New Orleans, " discount buying
81 premium selling,
The stock call board stands adjourned to
Tuesday morning next No session was
held today,
The local cotton market closed Steady ut
an advance Of l-l6c; sales, $500 bales. New
Orleans spots are steady and futures mp > TO
Spoints. Liverpool closed active az ycstcr'
DAYS prices, and futures went up point.
Az New York spots are firm, and MS 10
futures e L. Greene & CO. say: "rhc posi-
ton was subject almost wholly to local in
nuencc. This was improved 10y one ol the
larger OPERATOR, who caught mp every de-
Ginning tendency with rates touching SCI
points above last evenings and ruled pretty
firmly, though the extreme was not fully
sustained Ia the close
At New Orleans sugar II 10 good demand
and steady Molasycs irregular aud nomi-
nal. The receipts OF sugar are sold mp, but
some molasic, romans in receiver, hands.
''Thc coils ol the sugar trust appear To be
gradually tightening says the New York
Commercial Baiida. THE employees OF the
Ha,cmcycr sugar refining cuirpany jersey
City, have received notice that their services
will not bc required after the end oi the
present month, and rumors are Heating that
further important developments are cN-
pccicd about the turn Of the year 1hcrcarc
practically only three rclncrics now work.
ing here. aud the tendency :, 10 concentrate
the production az other points where th'
power of the cumhsc extends
Tin steel "comhinc' IS the latest II ap'
pcars that . French syndicate commenced
operations last spring by purchasing la Lon.
don, the center OF the tin trade the avail.
able stock and boy buying mp In spots aud IN
futures NOM than The total estimated sup.
piyof tin In the world. Agents were sent
10 the Ei,t Indies and Australasia Ia pur
chase lots AZ the mines. while the supply In
the American market was also bought up
With the crtirc control Of the available sup.
plies this syndicate has advanced prices I'm
London FROM les Than ElD1 Ia llI and
from ~ Ia BE In New York. II Is said by
an excellent authority that "thc syndicate
has now firm hold ON the lin market all
over the world, aud the upward movement
In prices will probably continue, Tor though
the visible supply WIS l3,nH tons on De
ccmlcr I, 1857, a7 compared with ll.6j tons
on Dcccmhcr !, lSSG. the grca,"r PARTON OF
stools y VA rs'sy s,ronx hands aud the syndi.
cafe s,ems amply able 10 hold the market
for ~ ha-, "a mouihs longer. II Is be-
licvcl that this syndicaic ~,ntrols about
inc.icuths 1T thc total supply.
ulEVAtoR HrruEts.
The following shows the amount oi grain
received. Withdrawn aud in store 10y regular
elevators. ~ reported IN the Merchants eN
change tp,ny; Corn withdrawn, liS bui NJ
store, tuii bu. Oat rccriycd, 3.31S hu, with
drawn, 81 bn, In store, O., 'Js bu.
IMPORTS.
sXty-tNo Iris apples, 10 sks bran, ~
pkgs butter. a. pigs hncun, an pkg
boois aud -hucs, 100 bu corn, $50 pkg
chccs,, 40 ~ coffee, 10 hrls lime. 40 hrl
cement On Is cotton seed 10 rars cotto
sscd, liu likrs drl unods, - pkgs cfur. !, Al
hrls Hour, inpl hay. % pkg hats, ~
head borr. ~ head sheep ~ hca
cattle. 10 head horses aud mulw
40 plgs lard s2Vo e lumber. n
pkg liquor, 10 hrl. meal, ! 10 hrls mola
tcs go Neg nails sU1 bu uuts, Ears pur
tidcs. - pkg rice. ~ hrls sugar 20 pig
tobacco. 90 bu wheat.